Podcasts by Friends You Wish You Had

Friends You Wish You Had

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Friends You Wish You Had
How Do You Talk A Q Supporter Off A Ledge from 2020-12-13T21:59:47

Since election day the Q folks have taken a big hit. Tough days when you're global conspiracy world view starts to crack and your leader can't seem to get it done. So we role play some strategie...

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Are You A Sports Capitalist, Or A Filthy Salary Cap Socialist? Plus A Lucrative Job Opportunity For Roman from 2020-11-23T15:40:55

A discussion of free market sports economics, NBA free agency update, Derek Jeter gets on our good side, and petty billionaire team owners who make us laugh and cry . Plus Jeff has a potential l...

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COVID Update&Space Stuff from 2020-11-17T16:28:55

The pandemic explodes (again!). How will Americans deal with this surge, and is there any hope on the horizon? Plus some spaceships.

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The Where Do Things Stand Edition from 2020-11-01T23:05:32

November 3rd, 2020 is a few days away. Roman gets some news. 

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9/11 Anniversary: Correlations to COVID&2020 Elections. NFL Season is Underway, Plus some NBA Playoff talk. from 2020-09-13T22:58:53

On the 19th anniversary of September 11th, FYWYH discusses NY Times' columnist Paul Krugman's controversial twitter thread about US domestic response to the attack. We also talk about some of th...

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IT'S UKI WEEK! from 2020-08-30T22:33:47

So it's Uki Week, and Roman laments a show of support for Trump at the annual Ukrainian American Festival. But he also shares some good news about anti-Trump sentiment in the community as well. ...

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Will Nate Silver save us, this time? from 2020-08-15T15:33:25

Roman reacts to @becca_oneal's tweet asking if Nate Silver's work is nothing more than astrology for white men, while Jeff explains (with much disgust) why he sees Trump's 2020 reelection as ine...

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Play Sports in a Bubble AND Oppose Authoritarians from 2020-08-09T22:40

Three things to remember about this podcast:  Play sports in a bubble, oppose authoritarians, and support refugees. 

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DEPRESSED from 2020-07-24T23:20:53

FYWYH is on a shitshow emotional roller coaster ride of depressing thoughts. Roman sees Q-spiracies and pandemic deniers in every post he comes across, while Jeff wonders if our media bubbles ar...

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Ten Years Since "I'm Taking My Talents To South Beach" from 2020-07-14T17:11:18

It's been 10 years since Lebron proclaimed "I'm Taking My Talents To South Beach."  FYWYH looks back on how one super awkward tv special changed the NBA and the game.  Was it for better and for ...

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Cancel Culture, The Big Q, and Epstein Gets Away With It? from 2020-07-12T21:50:04

FYWYH plows through some random and mildly important topics, including:  This week's "Letter" and so-called cancel culture, the latest on what Q is up to and how does Michael Flynn fit in, and f...

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COVID-19 Doldrums&The D-Trump Blues from 2020-07-10T00:18:21

FYWYH vents about the poor state of the entire COVID-19 response. Months and months and no progress made, and of course utter incompetence from the White House.  Also, despite Roman's assurances...

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America's Favorite International Boogeyman is Back from 2020-07-03T12:24:23

FYWYH takes a look at the Russia/Afghan bounty story. How serious is the threat to US national security? Can the US find some way to deal with Putin without launching a new costly and dangerous ...

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Big Police Problems, Small Local Solutions from 2020-06-24T17:11:08

Now almost 30 days removed from the murder of George Floyd, we discuss some of the local, state, and national policing reform efforts that have been enacted so far.

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Getting White Folks to Defund The Police from 2020-06-20T04:47:07

We explore the best ways for white people to convince other white people to support the Defund the Police movement. Does historical outrage help the cause, or does it only end up alienating the peo...

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Police Reform, Is Government Serious This Time? from 2020-06-13T00:49:19

With nationwide protests over police violence starting to die down, we discuss whether there is real criminal justice reform on the horizon. 

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Abolish The Police...And End Capitalism, really??? from 2020-06-07T14:55:04

With a chopper literally overhead, and protests continuing to rage across the U.S. FYWYH delves deeper into the turmoil facing the nation after the George Floyd murder.  We discuss generations o...

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Peaceful Protests and Police Brutality from 2020-06-05T22:42:50

This week we discuss the ongoing protests, whether or not the economy and the pandemic have inspired more people to hit the streets, and most importantly, the crisis of police brutality against Bla...

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The Last Dance Michael Jordan Mega Pod from 2020-05-31T14:47:35

Now that the hype has started to wear off on ESPN's Michael Jordan hagiography THE LAST DANCE, two lifelong NBA fanatics break down the epic ten-part docuseries. What did the series cover well, ...

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We were there at the beginning. Friends You Wish You Had podcast. from 2020-05-21T16:46:02

Welcome to the Friends You Wish You Had podcast. Live on tape from qurantainment.  In our first episode we test out our mics, our chemistry, and attempt to break down recent coverage of Ronan Farro...

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